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Aliso Viejo, CA vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 24.0% less per student than Aliso Viejo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% lower in Cary than in Aliso Viejo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aliso Viejo
 Aliso Viejo, CACary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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